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MiniCPM-SALA vs Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

MiniCPM-SALA and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) are closely matched at 12.7 and 16.8 on the LLM Stats Score.

OpenBMB · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

MiniCPM-SALA and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 12.7 and 16.8.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose MiniCPM-SALA

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2026

Choose Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

MiniCPM-SALA
OpenBMB
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
12.7
#230
16.8
#201
Reasoning
14.2
#214
16.8
#194
Coding
21.1
#80
9.0
#162
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 2
2 of 2
Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
—
262,100

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
MiniCPM-SALA
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Math
14.3#207
17.4#185
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

24 reported for MiniCPM-SALA · 4 for Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

2 shared

MiniCPM-SALA outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is better at 2 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025).

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1.5B diff

MiniCPM-SALA has 1.5B more parameters than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512), making it 18.5% larger.

OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA
9.5Bparameters
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
8.0Bparameters
9.5B
MiniCPM-SALA
8.0B
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) specifies input context (262,100 tokens). Only Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) specifies output context (262,100 tokens).

OpenBMB
MiniCPM-SALA
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Input262,100 tokens
Output262,100 tokens
Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniCPM-SALA does not.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

MiniCPM-SALA

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

MiniCPM-SALA

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

MiniCPM-SALA was released on 2026-02-11, while Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

MiniCPM-SALA is 2 months newer than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512).

MiniCPM-SALA

Feb 11, 2026

6 months ago

2mo newer
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

8 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against MiniCPM-SALA and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

MiniCPM-SALA
✓ Preferred
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
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FAQ

Common questions about MiniCPM-SALA vs Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512).

Which is better, MiniCPM-SALA or Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

MiniCPM-SALA and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 12.7 and 16.8. MiniCPM-SALA is made by OpenBMB and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does MiniCPM-SALA compare to Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) in benchmarks?

MiniCPM-SALA scores HumanEval: 95.1%, RULER 64k: 92.7%, RULER 128k: 89.4%, MBPP: 89.1%, RULER 512K: 87.1%. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) scores AIME 2024: 86.0%, AIME 2025: 78.7%, GPQA: 66.8%, LiveCodeBench: 61.6%.

What are the context window sizes for MiniCPM-SALA and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

MiniCPM-SALA supports an unknown number of tokens and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between MiniCPM-SALA and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (12.7 vs 16.8), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes MiniCPM-SALA and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)?

MiniCPM-SALA is developed by OpenBMB and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.

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